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Waste Management Corporations of

Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Waste Management Corporations of in BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI
Employer Waste Management Corporations of Report ID 2019010284
Address 915 SW Hampton Ct City, State ZIP BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI 64015
Event Date January 9, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Entangled in other object or equipment Source of Injury Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Industry (NAICS) 562119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.99000, -94.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was connecting a hook and winch cable to a waste container when his left ring finger became tangled in the cable, resulting in a fingertip amputation with no bone loss.

Incident Summary

On January 9, 2019, a worker at Waste Management Corporations of in BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with garbage, recycling, or refuse truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Entangled in other object or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Entangled in other object or equipment injuries.

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